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The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey

Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sands,

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00:04:16

Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup -- JMD on the...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/12

Saudi Arabia has been awarded the men's 2034 World Cup. It will be the crowning event in the kingdom’s sport spending spree, having already reportedly invested USD6.3 billion since 2021, as it tries to diversify away from oil. James M. Dorsey discusses FIFA’s awarding of the World Cup to Saudi Arabia with Steve Lai on the BBC.

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00:15:11

How did Saudi Arabia land the 2034 World Cup_SkyNews...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/12

Saudi Arabia has been awarded the men's 2034 World Cup. It will be the crowning event in its sport spending spree, having already reportedly invested £5bn since 2021, as it tries to diversify away from oil. Niall Paterson is joined by Sky News' Rob Harris and Middle East football expert James M Dorsey to discuss what it means for football and the kingdom. The plans are not lacking in ambition and include a new stadium 350m above ground level, in an as-yet unbuilt futuristic carless city. But big

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00:11:41

Will the real Mr. Jolani stand up

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/11

Ahmed al Shara, aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, would like you to think he is a changed man.

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00:26:58

James M Dorsey The Fall Of Syria JFRadio 9 Dec 2024

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/10

“If Assad doesn’t have a force that’s willing to stand up for him, what are the Russians and Iranians going to do?”Dr. James Dorsey explains on the John Fredericks Show how the fall of Assad’s regime in Syria is a significant blow to Russia and Iran’s presence in the region.

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01:02:52

Assad Toppled by Syrian Rebels in a Tectonic Shift...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/10

On this edition of Parallax Views, Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria as the country's rebels have taken over the capital, Damascus. Assad has been President of Syria since 2000. His toppling at the hands of Syrian rebels, most notably Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham led by Abu Mohammed al-Golani, represents a historic moment both for Syria, which has been ravaged by a civil war since March 2011, and the wider Middle East. What does this mean for all the various players in the region such as Iran, Turkey, the

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00:13:21

Syrian rebels are gunning for Damascus. Turkey may...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/06

Syrian rebels know what they want. Having captured two of Syria’s four largest cities, Aleppo and Hama, the insurgents are gunning for Homs, the country’s third largest urban center, and then the capital Damascus.That is what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would want if it doesn’t significantly accept Turkish apple carts In Washington, Moscow, and Tehran.

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00:17:38

It’s make or break for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, not...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/06

A week into a rebel offensive, Syria is the potential fulcrum of a tectonic reordering of Middle Eastern geopolitics with President Bashar al-Assad as a key player. That is if Mr. Al-Assad is willing to play ball this time around.

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00:15:47

Ceasefire brings Lebanon’s chicken home to roost

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/12/02

Gulf leaders told Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati what they said to Palestinians when he asked the region’s wealthy energy exporters to fund the reconstruction of areas devastated by Israel’s war machine: “We will not pour money into a black hole. Call us when you have put your house in order.."

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00:11:53

Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/28

Major General Avi Bluth, the head of Israel’s Central Command, switched roles this weekend. Suddenly, Mr. Bluth, in occupied Hebron to protect Israeli worshippers and settlers during a controversial annual pilgrimage, was not the guardian of vigilante youth but their target.

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00:11:53

Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/28

Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a military tied up in knots by James M. Dorsey

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00:09:25

ICC arrest warrants Netanyahu and Gallant open a...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/24

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s world just shrunk considerably.

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00:15:21

Netanyahu and Hamas A symbiotic relationship that...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/22

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, elevated to new heights the symbiotic relationship between hardliners on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. Their actions helped one another sabotage compromise resolutions of their perennial dispute.

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00:09:02

Israel’s wars repeat the 1980s on steroids

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/20

Appalled by Israel’s carpet bombing of Beirut during the 1982 Lebanon war, US President Ronald Reagan didn’t mince his words with then-Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin.“I was angry. I told him it had to stop, or our entire future relationship was endangered. I used the word holocaust deliberately & said the symbol of his war was becoming a picture of a 7-month-old baby with its arms blown off,” Mr. Reagan noted in his diary. The August 1982 phone call between Messrs. Reagan and Begin provides a

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00:10:47

Trump set to inherit a Gaza war he doesn’t want but...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/17

Gaza is gearing up to be a war on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s watch that he doesn’t want but may be unable to end.

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00:18:45

How much of Godsend for Netanyahu is Trump’s return...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/14

Predicting President Donald J. Trump’s Middle East policy and his attitude toward Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu amounts to reading tea leaves.The leaves are the cast of characters included in Mr. Trump’s administration when he takes office and who he excluded. Yet even that could prove to be misleading.

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00:10:28

Netanyahu bets on Lebanon to justify his forever wars

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/12

Israel may soon return tens of thousands of evacuees to their homes along the border with Lebanon, with or without a ceasefire with Hezbollah.The return of the evacuees would allow Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to tout a significant success in his 13-month-long war in Gaza and Lebanon, even if it may be short-lived without a ceasefire, if not in an equitable negotiated resolution of Israel’s disputes with Lebanon and the Palestinians.

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00:12:23

The Middle East isn’t high on Trump’s agenda but...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/09

The Middle East may not preoccupy Donald J. Trump. Still, the president-elect preoccupies the Middle East as it attempts to figure out how he will handle the wars ravaging Gaza and Lebanon and threatening to spark an all-out conflagration between Israel and Iran.

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00:11:13

Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/08

Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory promises to give Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a free hand, at least temporarily, to deal with Iran and its non-state allies, Hamas and Hezbollah.

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00:11:13

Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/08

Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory promises to give Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a free hand, at least temporarily, to deal with Iran and its non-state allies, Hamas and Hezbollah.

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00:10:15

The UAE backed by Israel targets influential role in...

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey ·

2024/11/06

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed is manoeuvring to replace Qatar as the main Gulf player in post-war Gaza with the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.Messrs. Bin Zayed and Netanyahu see humanitarian aid provided by the Emirates and the prospect of UAE-funded post-war reconstruction as a way to marginalise Hamas and drive a wedge between the group’s leadership and Hamas-appointed civil administrators.

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